Working the room at a cocktail party...
Connecting with others at networking events...
Starting a conversation with someone you find attractive...
I know they have for me - but nowadays they do not. It simply no longer comes to mind because I get over myself.
Yep, got over myself.
The issue with social situations isn't how ready we are or how not ready we are - it's really about how we feel about ourselves.
Yep, how we feel about ourselves.
The fear of being judged is not a fear, it's a fact - people judge us everyday when they form a first impression about us, opinion about what we say or make assumptions about who we are.
We can get real deep into our heads and over-think what other think of us, or we can get onto living our lives, in our own world.
In fact, your own world can be a very pleasant place - I know mine is!
So, my advice to stepping into any situation with confidence is to feel comfortable in your own world. The only person that can take away your confidence is yourself - not the crowd of people or any situation that awaits you.
1 comments:
great advice. I think a lot of it comes down to two things, a will to improve yourself and gradual desensitization to new things AKA stepping out of your comfort zone.
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